Today's Sports

New University of Louisville head football coach Charlie Strong brought an enthusiastic message of hope to more than 300 fans attending the Shelbyville leg of the annual Cardinal Caravan on Tuesday at the Shelby County Fairgrounds.

Strong, who journeyed to Shelbyville along with a troop of Louisville coaches and players from other sports, told the mostly red-clad gathering that he aims to turn around the recent losing ways of the football Cardinals.

Collins High School may not be open yet, but it already has received a big invitation.

The Titans will travel to Fairdale in December to play in the King of the Bluegrass, one of the state’s top holiday tournaments.

The pairings won’t be set until later, but the participating schools were announced earlier this week. The Titans will join Bullitt East, Fairdale, PRP, Iroquois, Eastern, Male and Trinity as in-state teams.

CARROLLTON -- The softball and baseball teams advanced to the 8th Region Championship games, which will be tonight at Carroll County.

James Wright's 2-run single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh lifted Shelby to a 5-4 victory against North Oldham. The Rockets will take on Anderson County in the final at 7 p.m. Anderson defeated Oldham County 15-5 in six innings in Wednesday's second semifinal.